Jon Rahm had trouble early on Day 1 at Erin Hills (USGA) Most Thursdays in professional golf, top-10 players can’t find anything positive in winding up their round 11 shots off the lead. And that’s just where Jon Rahm sits after his opening-round effort at the U.S. Open. However, the rookie Spaniard, wrapping up his […]
U.S. Open 2017: Rickie Fowler's Erin Hills 'clinic' makes golf history
July 5, 2017 by
ERIN, Wis. — Jon Rahm played an opening round to forget, but the 22-year-old Spaniard allowed that his day wasn’t a total waste as he left the U.S. Open on Thursday afternoon. “(Rickie Fowler) put on an absolute clinic on how to play Erin Hills,” Rahm said. “He was just spot-on every time … it […]
U.S. Open 2017: E. coli traces found in drinking water provided to fans
July 4, 2017 by
Traces of E. coli were found at a hydration station at the U.S. Open (AP) Come for the world-class golf tournament, stay for the abdominal cramping. Evidence of E. coli bacteria was found in drinking water being provided to fans at the U.S. Open at Erin Hills, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on Thursday night. […]
U.S. Open 2017: Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy miss the cut at Erin Hills
July 3, 2017 by
The weekend leaderboard at the 117th U.S. Open will be lacking some serious star power. [Fantasy Football is open! Sign up now] Jason Day and Rory McIlroy, two of the top three players in the world, took themselves out of the spotlight by missing the cut at Erin Hills on Friday. Both players posted miserable […]
Danny Willett withdraws from U.S. Open due to back injury
July 2, 2017 by
Danny Willett’s time at the U.S. Open is done. (Getty) The USGA has announced that 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett has withdrawn from the 2017 U.S. Open as a result of a back injury. Willett opened Friday with a +9, so it’s unlikely he would have been around on the weekend anyway, but it’s still […]
U.S. Open spectator dies on course from reported natural causes
July 1, 2017 by
A 94-year-old spectator attending the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills died at the golf course on Friday during the tournament’s second round. According to Fox 6 News in Milwaukee, Washington County medical examiner personnel were called to the golf course around 2 p.m. local time to respond to a death from “natural causes.” BREAKING: Medical Examiner […]
U. S. Open 2017: Jordan Spieth 'took an L' with poor third round
June 27, 2017 by
Jordan Spieth wasn’t part of the high-profile horde of players that missed the cut at Erin Hills. On Saturday, the two-time major winner played like he should have been. [Fantasy Football is open! Sign up now] The 2015 U.S. Open champion continued to struggle with his putter, posting a four-over 76 for the third round. He’s […]
Joe Buck calls Brooks Koepka's girlfriend the wrong name in awkward U.S. Open moment
June 24, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Somewhere there’s a Fox Sports researcher who wants to get away. In an awkward but funny moment, Joe Buck saw a woman kiss Brooks Koepka after he won the 2017 U.S. Open in record-tying fashion. The Fox Sports announcer identified the woman as Becky Edwards, a pro soccer player who used […]
Erin Hills was different, yes, but also great as US Open host
June 22, 2017 by
From the sounds of the bellyaching in pockets of social media, Brooks Koepka’s name should have an asterisk next to it on the U.S. Open trophy. You see, Koepka, in their view, didn’t win a real Open. Koepka won something less than an Open — maybe a PGA Championship or something like that — because […]
